madengr
04-09-2008, 07:57 PM
Maybe you guys have heard of Wayne Fincher.
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/hollis-wayne-fincher/
In a nutshell, he purposly built machine guns himself, took pictures, and sent it to the ATF. The whole point was to force the issue into court. The feds can only regulate interstate commerce, but since he built it himself they have no power of regulation, or so that was the defense he was not allowed to make. He was also a militia member. a militia recognized by the state of Arkansas. He was convicted and sentenced to 6 years. It's disgusting. He could have raped or beaten someone and received a lesser sentence.
Anyway, if the SCOTUS rules against DC then I don't see how Fincher's conviction can be upheld. IIRC the judge said he was not a member of a militia. So the SCOTUS must either say you don't have to be a militia member to bear arms, or you are automatically a militia member. This is going to be interesting since they are happening at the same time. It could blow NFA out of the water.
What do you guys think?
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/hollis-wayne-fincher/
In a nutshell, he purposly built machine guns himself, took pictures, and sent it to the ATF. The whole point was to force the issue into court. The feds can only regulate interstate commerce, but since he built it himself they have no power of regulation, or so that was the defense he was not allowed to make. He was also a militia member. a militia recognized by the state of Arkansas. He was convicted and sentenced to 6 years. It's disgusting. He could have raped or beaten someone and received a lesser sentence.
Anyway, if the SCOTUS rules against DC then I don't see how Fincher's conviction can be upheld. IIRC the judge said he was not a member of a militia. So the SCOTUS must either say you don't have to be a militia member to bear arms, or you are automatically a militia member. This is going to be interesting since they are happening at the same time. It could blow NFA out of the water.
What do you guys think?